JOINT RESEARCH CENTER EU SCIENCE HUB The European Commission's science and knowledge service. Speaker info:

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1 JOINT RESEARCH CENTER EU SCIENCE HUB The European Commission's science and knowledge service Speaker info: Prof. Atanas Kochov, PhD, University St Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Address: Karpos II b.b. P.O.Box 464 Skopje Macedonia Web site: Fb: hops:// Trieste, September 21-22, 2017

2 Proof of Concept (PoC) in South Eastern Europe Best Practices, Challenges and Opportunities for Promoting Technology Transfer and Innovation Knowledge Transfer, Technology transfer. Technology innovation IP Commercialization Challenges for Universities Creating markets from research Research and Development (R&D) Institutions in Western Balkans

3 3 CREATING MARKETS FROM RESEARCH RESULTS Can we do it in Macedonia, Western Balkan Countries, SEE!? YES! Because KNOLWEDGE IS GROWING, TECHNOLOGY IS ALWAYS CHANGING, NEW CHALENGES from day to day! BUT What about the ExisHng LegislaHon, Funding and Challenges of Establishing Public Private Partnerships

4 4 Looking back: Macedonia and the region of Western Balkans in the past years, or since 1991 Structurally weak Relying mainly on basic industry Unemployment Demotivation Resignation Brain Drain

5 5 WB s Philosophy!? 5 companies with 200 employees are safer than 1 company with 1000 employees and 100 businesses with 10 employees are more flexible than 10 businesses with 100 employees New business fields and new technologies

6 Evolution of Academic Philosophy: From Basic Research to Technology Transfer 6 DefiniHon: Technology transfer is the process of taking an inven]on from its incep]on in a laboratory to a commercialized product. [1] Obstacles to EffecHve Technology Transfer: In the tradi]onal view, overt commercializa]on is in contradic]on to the pure goal of scien]fic enquiry. Private universi]es with large endowments have been concerned that engaging in commercializa]on may subject them to the lawsuits [1] prof. Thomas George, University of Missouri, St.Louis

7 7 TRADITIONAL UNIVERSITIES in SEE!? Protected places for research and teaching looking for truth Public funding Tuition fees State subventions Challenges and changes in recent decades IN WESTERN BALKANS: Mass increase ( massification ) of higher education institutions Wide access to the population Growing number of higher education institutes ( PUBLIC AND PRIVATE) Other sources of income Accountability of Public value Economic value

8 ...is a STRATEGY for FUTURE GENERATION. 8 Helmsman, who looks far away, will not allow the ship to sink

9 9 Switch to ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITITES - 1 u CommercializaHon of University intellectual property u ( third mission: shmulate the applicahon and exploitahon of knowledge to the benefit of the social, cultural and economic development of society u Entrepreneurial behavior: Partnership achvihes, relahons with regional and nahonal environment, knowledge transfer centers, cooperahon with Chamber of Commerce, SME s, new relahonship with industry created by TTO hops://eit.europa.eu

10 10 Switch to ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITITES - 2 u Re-InvenHon of University Collegiality Ø Researchers, Departments and FaculHes pulling together as one university u Entrepreneurial Mindset: Ø Role Model for entrepreneurial behavior hops://eit.europa.eu

11 11 hop://ec.europa.eu/educa]on/policy/highereduca]on/bologna-process_en

12 12 MACEDONIAN case: Fund for technology innovation, options, support. Policy documents: Strategy on innovation (adopted in 2012) Law on innovation activity (adopted 2013) Establishment of Fund for innovations and technology development (2013) Action plan on Strategy on Innovation ( ) Action plan on Strategy on Innovation ( ), FITD new policy measures: Equity funding for innovation, Technical assistance for innovation and tech transfer, technology incubators etc. Strategic plan of FITD (adopted January 2017) Rulebooks for innovation support instruments Support Instruments 1. Co-financing grants for newly established enterprises: start-up and spin-off instrument for financing PROOF OF CONCEPT 2. Co-financing grants and conditional loans for commercialization of innovations 3. Co-financing grants for technology extension (to be launched in 2017) 4. Co-financing grants for establishment, operation and investments of business-technology accelerator (to be launched in 2017) + Technical assistance for beneficiaries (strengthening the capacities) In December 2016 for Proof of concept were awarded 4 grants (of which 2 to academic spin offs)

13 13 4 Spin off established in the beginning of 2017 Vision dynamics System for 3D mapping by using drone New approach and new drone design - done Smart Tech Power management system New hardware for measuring different energencies at one place

14 14 Stages of Technology Transfer: From Research Support to Economic Growth State Startups More in Tax Revenues Research Support Inven]ons Disclosure Patents New Products Higher Standard of living Economic Growth Corporate Endowment: DonaHon Grant Gic Award Licenses New Jobs

15 15 虎 T I G E R

16 16 TIGER Technology Innovation for Greater Economic Revitalization T I G E R Technology InnovaHon for Greater Economic RevitalizaHon

17 17 FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Activities in the past 5 years Start-up centre Training Center Centre for international relations Career centre Tempus IV Grant: 649,153.- Duration: January 2009 January 2012 COMPETENCE Matching Competences in higher education and economy Competence centres CIRKO - TT Center, established 2005 in cooperation with GTZ and USAID Technology park

18 18 TRAINING CENTRE AcHviHes Organization of the National best business plan competition for high school and University students Organization of the National most innovative business plan competition for university students and recent graduates Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (team leader) Partners of Entrepreneur of the year Partners of EU SME week and GEW Global Entrepreneurship Week

19 19 Key outcomes Support to more than 50 start-up companies ( ex: ICL Logistics, Grouper ) 6 cycles of business plan competition organized and awarded over EUR as a grants per cycle for opening start up company Trainings of more than 3000 students on entrepreneurship related topics. Support to the Ministry of education and science for development of program for Innovation and Entrepreneurship for secondary schools 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd year Support to employment of more than 200 graduated students

20 20 Leaded by the mooo Research + Industry = Business Opportunity The Technology Transfer Office (TTO) CIRKO Center for Research, Development and ConHnuing EducaHon enables faculty members at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Skopje, to begin start-up companies based on their research and development, and to seek entrepreneurial partners in the private sector.

21 21 C I R K O General manager (GM) of CIRKO Zvonimir Kos]k Steering commioee (SC) CIRKO has ADVISORY BOARD responsible for advising and developing new centers and expert works (University, ministries, industry) BUSINESS START UP CENTER (established by ADA Austrian Development Agency) CIRKO MES CE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SYSTEM CENTER OF EXCELENCE (established by USAID mission in Macedonia) CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (established by GTZ mission in Macedonia) Administra]ve office (counter, lawyer) Inspec]on body(ib) for inspec]ng elevators, cranes, ski lijs SC has on Board 13 people from University and Ministry of educa]on. Head of the Board is the Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering SC is responsible for the financial reports and each annual report have to be accepted by the SC and send to the IRS I Inspec]on body (IB) for inspec]ng boilers Inspec]on body (IB) for work safety Project based employees, experts from FME, industry ENGINEERING SERVICES Advisory Board (Ministry of economy, agency for entrepreneur ship, university, ADA) Advisory board (USAID, FME, industry, Ministry of economy, university) ADVISORY BOARD (GTZ, FME, university) General manager Aleksandar Antevski General manager of the IB General manager of the IB General manager Radmil POlenakovik General Manager (Jasmina Chaloska) Three full employees Dushko Kragelj Jelena Micevska Zora Spirovski Project based employment, freelancers. experts Full Employees Toni Velkov Zoran Stojcev Three full ]me employees Two full employees Employees Trajce Velkovski Bojan Jovanovski Part ]me Experts from industry and university Part ]me 11 Experts from University for specific isssues Part ]me employees, 14 experts from FME and industry Part ]me employees, experts from FME and industry

22 22 Customer Products Part drawing, tool s design Product drawing MACEDONIAN TOOL FACTORY Q 4 COMPANIES If you want: High produc]on quality Higher produc]vity Lower produc]on costs Higher profits Faster reac]on to the global market BeOer connec]ons to your global supply chain and customers Technology definition* Faculty of Mechanical Engineering CIRKO MES Center of Excellence w Tool Design w Production Design w NC Programing w CAD/CAM/CAE w Reverse engineering w 3D Modelling w 3D Modelling training w SCM Solutions w BPA and Reengineering Material data**

23 Resource Efficient and Cleaner ProducHon regional network for strengthening cooperahon, fostering transfer and adaptahon of resource efficient and cleaner produchon (RECP) in the South-Eastern European countries 23

24 24 Resource Efficient and Cleaner Produc]on regional network for strengthening coopera]on, fostering transfer and adapta]on of resource efficient and cleaner produc]on (RECP) in the South-Eastern European countries

25 THE NETWORK SYSTEM OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPORTANT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF RECONSTRUCTION OF WESTERN BALKAN REGION TECHNOLOGY PARK INTERNATIONAL UNIVESITY STIDENT CAMPUS ENVIROMENTAL AND ECOLOGY ENG. CENTER FOR QUALITY LIVING MULTICULTARAL CENTER FOR SE EUROPE FINANCIAL AND INVESTMENT CENTER FOR SE EUROPE TECHNOLOGY PARK MKD, SER, MNE,BIH,CRO, BG REGIONAL BUSINESS AND DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS AND CLUSTERS TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM OF TOOL MAKERS AND MECHATRONICS NETWORK REGIONAL BUSINESS INCUBATOR EKOPLAT ECOLOGY TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM BUSINESS INCUBATOR IN WESTERN BALKANS TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM FOR NEW MATERIALS TIGER BUSINESS INCUBATOR IN MACEDONIA GEODETIC CLUSTER REGIONAL NETWORK OF TECHNOLOGICAL IN INOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE BUSINESS INCUBATOR IN THE SE EUROPE UNIVERSITY SPIN OFF INCUBATOR CIRKO GRAFIC CLUSTER WELNESS CLUSTER REGIONAL INSTITUCIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS TECHNOLOGY CENTER CIRKO RDA FINANCIAL FUND ECOREMEDIATION TECHNOLOGICAL CENTER NETWORK OF BUSINESS UNITS IN REGION TECHNOLOGICAL CENTER FOR ALTERNATIVE AND RENEWALABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY. TEHNOLOŠKI CENTER LENS FINANCIAL FUND FOR HUMAN RESORCES BUSINESS A BUSINESS B BUSINESS C BUSINESS D LASERS TEHNOLOGIES TC FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ADUCATION FOR NEW TECH. TECHNOLOGICAL CENTER

26 26 International partners Austrian Development Agency World Bank OECD European Commission GTZ Norvegian Government British Governement European Training Foundation USAID SIPPO South East European Center for Entrepreneurial Learning UNIDO World Bank

27 27 Thank you for your amenhon!